Back in August, Disney star Josie Totah had candidly talked about her identity, coming out to the world "as female, specifically as a transgender female.” Since the touching personal essay, published by Time, though, the 17-year-old has remained visibly absent from social media until recently when she shared a cheeky picture making a reference to the recent course of events.

“What’d i miss?” wrote Totah, who starred as Mindy Kaling's son in the comedy 'Champions', alongside a picture of her posing on a bridge. The actress, who has many other noteworthy acting credits to her name including 'Glee', Disney's Channel's 'Jessie', and 2013 comedy 'Back in the Game', sported a casual look in the photo, decked in a white tank and dark pants.

While the picture seems pretty regular, it is a sly jab in the caption that garnered most people's attention. In fact, within hours of Totah sharing the click, many of her Disney co-stars rushed to the comments section with supportive comments and messages. “Wow, you’re really THAT beautiful” shared Jenna Ortega. And 19-year-old Kayla Maisonet added, "Yesss biihh!!”

Indeed, it has been quite an eventful few months for the Disney actress who went all candid coming out to the world in a self-written Time article. By letting herself be branded as a "gay boy", she had shoved herself into a box, Totah said. "I was even introduced that way before receiving an award from an LGBTQ+ rights organization." This was before she finally started identifying as a transgender female.

"I wasn’t ready to be more specific. I was afraid I wouldn’t be accepted, that I would be embarrassed, that the fans who knew me from the time when I acted in a Disney show would be confused. But I realized over the past few years that hiding my true self is not healthy. I know now, more than ever, that I’m finally ready to take this step toward becoming myself. I’m ready to be free. So, listen up y’all: You can jump on or jump off. Either way this is where I’m heading," she wrote.

"My pronouns are she, her and hers. I identify as female, specifically as a transgender female. And my name is Josie Totah."

Totah's essay takes readers on a journey down the memory lane as she explains, "When I was five, long before I understood what the word gender meant, I would always tell my mother that I wished I were a girl. Since I could speak in full sentences, I was like, “Give me a dress!” I always knew on some level that I was female. But it crystallized about three years ago when I was a 14-year-old watching the show 'I Am Jazz' with my mother."

"I’m going off to college. I’m also going to continue my acting career, and I am so excited to do both things as myself. I plan to play roles I haven’t had the opportunity to play. And I can only imagine how much more fun it’s going to be to play someone who shares my identity, rather than having to contort myself to play a boy," she added.

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